~~Mary Summer Rain
Many people in America will tell you that there is no such thing as a Leprechaun. You must go and ask the Gentle people of Ireland, for they truly DO believe in them. They even leave food out on their doorstops at night for the Little People.
Mother Nature has found a very unique job for the little elf spirits called Leprechauns. They have taught the people on Earth the meaning of REAL treasure.
The tale was spread far and wide that the Leprechans loved gold, and that they gathered and hid all this gold treasure in a big pot at the end of every rainbow.
Well after many years of searching for the Leprechans pot of gold and never finding it, people lost all interest in it. Everytime they got near the end of the rainbow, it would suddenly disappear.
The people now began to realize that the little Leprechans were trying to teach them to appreciate the treasure of the magnificent rainbow itself. The people learned to love the gift of nature and not to look for selfish prizes that were never there at all.
The next time you see a beautiful rainbow in the sky, be thankful for all the good things you have in life. And don't forget to thank the Lerprechans for the rainbow too!
Spring Sprites
A sprite is a small Spirit.
The Spring Sprite was asked by Mother Nature to make sure that the Season of Spring each year went as planned.
We can thank the Spring Sprites for the sweetness they put into the first Spring day to tell us that the long days of winter are over with for another year.
They have an awful big job to do, for they not only prepared nature for the Spring Season, they also help all the animals prepare too.
Have you ever wondered where the morning dew on the grass and flowers comes from? Well, it's all the doing of the Spring Sprites. Before the sun is awake, they sprinkle little drops of fresh water on all the newly born flowers and grasses to give them drinks for the warm day ahead.
The Spring Sprites make sure every caterpillar is safe in its cocoon so the Woodland Elves can guard them until they become butterflies. They gently touch each and every tree bud so that the leaves can unfold to greet the sun.
They dance on the flower petals and every bloom sends out a different scent in return.
The next time you leave footprints over a blanket of fresh morning dew, whisper thanks to the Spring Sprite Spirits ... they'll always hear you.
Merry Mermaid
Mother Nature could see that all creatures of the land were well cared for by her Nature Spirits. It gladdened her heart to see such a good job being done. "But what of all my sea creatures? Who will care for them?" Said Mother Nature. "I will". said a lonely girl Spirit. "I would like to care for the little creatures of the sea."
And so it was that Mother Nature gave the little Spirit girl a special body of water that would enable her to swim under all the seas and waters of the world. And Mother Nature named her Mermaid.
The little Mermaid was so happy to be able to help Mother Nature that she spent all her days spreading happiness among the creatures of the sea. She did a good job too!
Have you ever heard anyone talk about a "school of fish?" This means many fish of one kind swimming all together. We have the little Mermaid to thank for that because she taught them all to stay together for safety.
She taught the octopus to hide himself by squirting out black ink as his enemies. She showed the tiny tropical fish how to quickly dart in and out of the coral to escape from harm. She taught the big, gray porpoise to guide lost boaters to the shore.
You will probably never, ever see this very merry Mermaid, because deep under the sea, she is having too much fun.
